Do you think your cat might be lonely and would benefit from a cat friend? Are you afraid that they might not get along? This video discusses how to tell if your cat is lonely and looks at what we know about cat behavior and whether cats will get along or not. To prepare for the video I asked a question in a Facebook group and was surprised by the results. I also looked at a couple of scientific studies on the topic and plowed through that material just for you.

Are multicat homes more stressful? A critical review of the evidence associated with cat group size and wellbeing
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc...

Intercat aggression in households following the introduction of a new cat
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Conflict and affiliative behavior frequency between cats in multicat households: a surveybased study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc...

Cats rival dogs on many tests of social smarts. But is anyone brave enough to study them?
https://www.science.org/content/artic...

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